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A three-minute rundown of the best (and worst) of this week’s film releases, including the go-to movie for the weekend. Airs Saturdays at 8:35am.

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Episodes
  • Listen 3:00
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Justin Chang, and Charles Solomon review this week’s new releases including the highly anticipated “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Sisters,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip” and more. TGI-Filmweek!
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Justin Chang, and Charles Solomon review this week’s new releases including the highly anticipated “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Sisters,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip” and more. TGI-Filmweek!
  • Listen 3:01
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Peter Rainer, Charles Solomon, and Amy Nicholson review this week's new movie releases including "The Big Short," "In the Heart of the Sea," "The Boy and the World" and more. TGI-Filmweek!
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Peter Rainer, Charles Solomon, and Amy Nicholson review this week's new movie releases including "The Big Short," "In the Heart of the Sea," "The Boy and the World" and more. TGI-Filmweek!
  • Listen 3:00
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Andy Klein, and Charles Solomon review this week’s new movie releases including “Chi-Raq,” “Krampus,” “Macbeth” and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Andy Klein, and Charles Solomon review this week’s new movie releases including “Chi-Raq,” “Krampus,” “Macbeth” and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
  • Listen 3:00
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Charles Solomon, and Justin Chang review this week’s new movie releases including “Creed,” “The Good Dinosaur,” “The Danish Girl” and more. TGI-a-Thanksgiving-edition-of-Filmweek!
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Charles Solomon, and Justin Chang review this week’s new movie releases including “Creed,” “The Good Dinosaur,” “The Danish Girl” and more. TGI-a-Thanksgiving-edition-of-Filmweek!
  • Listen 3:00
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Peter Rainer and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend’s new movie releases including “The Hunger Games,” “Carol,” “The Night Before” and more. TGI-Filmweek!
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Peter Rainer and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend’s new movie releases including “The Hunger Games,” “Carol,” “The Night Before” and more. TGI-Filmweek!
  • Listen 3:01
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major and Tim Cogshell review this weekend's new movie releases including "The 33," "Love the Coopers," "By the Sea" and more. TGI-Filmweek!
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major and Tim Cogshell review this weekend's new movie releases including "The 33," "Love the Coopers," "By the Sea" and more. TGI-Filmweek!
  • Listen 3:00
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Amy Nicholson review this week's new releases including "Spectre," "Spotlight," "Brooklyn," "The Peanuts Movie" and more. TGI-Filmweek!
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Amy Nicholson review this week's new releases including "Spectre," "Spotlight," "Brooklyn," "The Peanuts Movie" and more. TGI-Filmweek!
  • Listen 3:00
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Wade Major review this week’s new releases including “Burnt,” “Our Brand is Crisis,” “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” and more. Plus we remember the late star of Hollywood classics, Maureen O’Hara.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Wade Major review this week’s new releases including “Burnt,” “Our Brand is Crisis,” “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” and more. Plus we remember the late star of Hollywood classics, Maureen O’Hara.
  • Listen 3:01
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein, Andy Klein, and Charles Solomon review this week's new releases including "The Last Witch Hunter," “Bone Tomahawk,” "Suffragette" and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein, Andy Klein, and Charles Solomon review this week's new releases including "The Last Witch Hunter," “Bone Tomahawk,” "Suffragette" and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
  • Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson and Andy Klein review this week’s new movie releases, including “Steve Jobs,” “Pan,” “The Final Girls” and more. TGI-FilmWeek!

Support & Credits

Larry Mantle, Host
Manny Valladares, Associate Producer
Courtney Eileen Fulcher, Apprentice News Clerk

Episodes
  • Listen 3:00
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Tim Cogshell of Box Office Magazine discuss several films opening this week including The Town, Never Let Me Go, Catfish and Last Train Home.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Tim Cogshell of Box Office Magazine discuss several films opening this week including The Town, Never Let Me Go, Catfish and Last Train Home.
  • Listen 3:00
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Wade Major of boxoffice.com discuss several films opening this week including I’m Still Here, Sequestro, and Heartbreaker.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Wade Major of boxoffice.com discuss several films opening this week including I’m Still Here, Sequestro, and Heartbreaker.
  • Listen 2:59
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Claudia Puig of USA Today discuss several films opening this week including The American, Machete and Soul Kitchen.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Claudia Puig of USA Today discuss several films opening this week including The American, Machete and Soul Kitchen.
  • Listen 2:51
    Guest host David Lazarus and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Andy Klein of Brand X discuss a couple of films opening this week, The Last Exorcism and Mesrine: Killer Instinct.
    Guest host David Lazarus and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Andy Klein of Brand X discuss a couple of films opening this week, The Last Exorcism and Mesrine: Killer Instinct.
  • Listen 2:59
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Tim Cogshell of Box Office Magazine discuss several films opening this week including The Switch, The Tillman Story and A Film Unfinished.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Tim Cogshell of Box Office Magazine discuss several films opening this week including The Switch, The Tillman Story and A Film Unfinished.
  • Listen 3:00
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig of USA Today and Lael Loewenstein of Variety discuss several films opening this week including Eat, Pray, Love; The Expendables; Scott Pilgrim vs. The World; and Most Valuable Players.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig of USA Today and Lael Loewenstein of Variety discuss several films opening this week including Eat, Pray, Love; The Expendables; Scott Pilgrim vs. The World; and Most Valuable Players.
  • Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Andy Klein of Brand X discuss several films opening this week including The Other Guys, Twelve, and The Disappearance of Alice Creed.
  • Listen 2:59
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Andy Klein of Brand X discuss several films opening this week including Dinner For Schmucks, Get Low and Life During Wartime.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Andy Klein of Brand X discuss several films opening this week including Dinner For Schmucks, Get Low and Life During Wartime.
  • Listen 3:00
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Lael Loewenstein of Variety discuss several films opening this week including Salt, Ramona And Beezus and Mademoiselle Chambon
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Lael Loewenstein of Variety discuss several films opening this week including Salt, Ramona And Beezus and Mademoiselle Chambon
  • Listen 2:58
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Andy Klein of Brand X discuss several films opening this week including Inception, Kisses and the re-issue of the silent film classic Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Andy Klein of Brand X discuss several films opening this week including Inception, Kisses and the re-issue of the silent film classic Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.
  • Listen 3:00
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig of USA Today, Wade Major of Boxoffice.com and Charles Solomon of Amazon.com discuss several films opening this week including Despicable Me, The Kids Are All Right, and The Girl Who Played With Fire.
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig of USA Today, Wade Major of Boxoffice.com and Charles Solomon of Amazon.com discuss several films opening this week including Despicable Me, The Kids Are All Right, and The Girl Who Played With Fire.
  • Listen 2:59
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Jean Oppenheimer, Andy Klein of Brand X and Charles Solomon of amazon.com discuss several films opening this week including The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Last Airbender, and Wild Grass
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Jean Oppenheimer, Andy Klein of Brand X and Charles Solomon of amazon.com discuss several films opening this week including The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Last Airbender, and Wild Grass